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[GLSA-200406-02] tripwire: Format string vulnerability

Family:

Gentoo Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

(C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

tripwire: Format string vulnerability

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Cve_id:

-

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

GLSA:200406-02

Description:

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200406-02
(tripwire: Format string vulnerability)


The code that generates email reports contains a format string
vulnerability in pipedmailmessage.cpp.

Impact

With a carefully crafted filename on a local filesystem an attacker could
cause execution of arbitrary code with permissions of the user running
tripwire, which could be the root user.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365036/2004-05-31/2004-06-06/0


Solution:
All tripwire users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1"
# emerge ">=app-admin/tripwire-2.3.1.2-r1"


Risk Factor : High